Question

Ezra enjoys gardening.

Let S represent the number of sunflower plants and L represent the number of lily plants Ezra's water supply can water.

0.7S + 0.5L ≤ 11

Ezra waters 10 lily plants. How many sunflower plants can he water at most with the remaining amount of water?

Answer 1

B.Ezra can water 8 sunflower plants a most.

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Answer 2

Ezra can plant 8 sunflowers

Explanation:

0.7S + 0.5L < 11

0.7S + 0.5(10) < 11

0.7S + 5 < 11

0.7S < 6

6 ÷ 0.7 = 8.5